Retired Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku dies [Updated]

Retired Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku died today (Wednesday) in Johannesburg, South Africa from kidney and liver complications. He was 70 years old. He was undergoing treatment.

He retired at the end of February this year after he reached the mandatopry retirement age of 70. He was succeeded by his then deputy and now Chief Justice Luke Malaba as leader of the judicary. He was ther country’s Chief Justice since he took over from Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay in 2001.

Mourners are gathered at number 16855, Runlay Road off Orange Groove, Highlands, Harare.

Godfrey Guwa Chidyausiku was a Zimbabwean judge and former politician. He served as the Chief Justice from his appointment in 2001 to his retirement on the 28th of Feberuary 2017.. Chidyausiku headed the Constitutional Convention in 1999 when Zimbabwe attempted to change its constitution. The... Read More About Godfrey Chidyausiku

Anthony Gubbay is the former Zimbabwe Supreme Court Chief Justice. He was appointed in 1990 and resigned in 2001 after differences with the Robert Mugabe led government on the land issue in Zimbabwe. Read More About Anthony Gubbay

Luke Malaba is a Zimbabwean judge and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe he was appointed Chief Justice of Zimbabwe by former President Robert Mugabe with effect from the 27th of March 2017. Before that he was the acting Chief Justice after... Read More About Luke Malaba